‘Supporters of a downtown stadium hold out visions of transforming that part of Buffalo into a commercial magnet and a locus for big fan gatherings, citing Jurassic Park outside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto or a new development near the TD Garden in Boston. But those cities are far larger than Buffalo, with comprehensive transit systems, pedestrian cultures and bankable real estate that are absent here. It’s a crap shoot as to whether an expensive downtown stadium here can replicate anything like that.’